Enbridge Gas Utah outlines transport, storage and hedging plans ahead of 2025–26 IRP year

Enbridge Gas, Utah told a technical conference with the Utah Public Service Commission and utility oversight staff on March 4 that it plans to add seasonal pipeline capacity, pursue new storage options and maintain a blended hedging program for the 06/01/2025–05/31/2026 integrated resource plan year.

The utility described a transportation-focused near-term plan that includes newly acquired winter-only capacity from Kern River, a proceeding agreement for Northwest Pipeline capacity contingent on project completion, and participation in non-binding interest for a potential Fiddler-to-Goshen expansion. Enbridge also reviewed storage holdings and possible new storage concepts, and defended its mix of fixed-price purchases and indexed, daily products used to manage winter risk and summer injections.

The discussion matters because the IRP feeds the commission’s annual oversight of resource adequacy and customer cost exposure. Commissioners and utility division staff pressed Enbridge for clearer scenario modeling of extreme events, for more detail on the timing and deliverability of proposed pipeline and storage projects, and for explicit explanation of how hedging choices trade off cost and supply reliability.

Steve Wall, gas supply lead for Enbridge Gas, summarized the company’s commercial strategy as “to be reliable, but also at the same time, staying cost efficient or effective for our customers,” and walked participants through current and prospective firm transportation, storage, and hedging positions. Wall said Enbridge recently secured a winter-only Kern River contract won in a February open season that begins November 2026 and is shaped to…